…the story. Potable Recycled Water in Near Future Monterey County Regional Water Pollution Control Agency has what they believe is the biggest recycled water plant for agriculture use in the…
Apply for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
…expertise to review the applications. Irrigation experts from the Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center, the Center for Irrigation Technology at Fresno State and the University of California’s Cooperative…
Semper Fresh Farms Seeks to Help Vets into Ag
Semper Fresh founders Bryan Showalter and John Wagner A program in Monterey County that helps veterans around the state get into farming needs some help from the larger community. Sabrina…
Recycled Water Leads Symposium
…talking about the safety and future of recycled water. Puglia announced that everyone at the symposium was drinking indirect recycled water, Orange county has been using the technology since 2008….
Fundraiser for Veterans-to-Farmers Program
A Monterey County program that aims to help veterans into agriculture careers is having a fundraiser this weekend. Sabrina Hill has more. Semper Fresh Farms Fundraiser Brian Showalter and John…
Cap-and-Trade Program Topic of Meeting
…of Food and Agriculture; Neil Black, California Bionenergy; Megha Lakhchaura, California Public Utilities Commission; Jeremy Sokulsky, Environmental Incentives, LLC; Bobby Cochran, Willamette Partnership; and Valerie Minton, Sonoma County Resource Conservation…
Speak Up Against Water Act Proposal
…The California Farm Bureau is asking farmers and ranchers to express how the clarification on the Clean Water Act will affect their operations. Monterey County Farm Bureau Executive Director Norm…
Water Act Proposal Costs Time and Money
County farm bureaus around the state are getting the word out to farmers and ranchers about how the redefinition of the Clean Water Act will affect work. AgNet West’s Taylor…
Potato Variety Help
…to California, potato growers rely on traditional standard varieties. The Kern County potato variety trial allows out of state ideas to be tested in a California environment. Texas A&M Professor…
AgNeTVideo: Bee Training
Fresno County Agriculture Commissioner Les Wright and Madera County Agriculture Commissioner Stevie McNeill discuss training on handling bees for apiary inspectors….
FID Extends Water Deliveries
Growers in the Fresno Irrigation District get an extension on their water deliveries. During the Board Meeting held on June 17, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to extend the…
Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County
The hot temperatures are aiding an already growing problem with southern blight in the central valley. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Southern Blight Concerns in Kern County University…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands
…the previously announced quarantine areas in Tulare County. In addition to quarantines in portions of Tulare, Fresno, Kern, and San Luis Obispo counties, ACP entire- county quarantines remain in place…
California Farmers Invited to Farm Bill Workshops
…on June 24th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 475 Palora Ave. Fresno on June 25th, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave. For more…